Eastern Ontario voters today were allowed to vote by Internet or telephone — but not by paper ballot — in what is being called the first all-electronic election of North America. Despite e-voting security issues in the United States that have pitted some researchers, publishers and ISPs against Diebold Election Systems, the Linux-based voting system used in the Ontario election is as secure as or more secure than financial industry transactions, CanVote president Joe Church told TechNewsWorld.
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Canada Marks First Internet Election in North America
Posted by: Jay Lyman November 10, 2003 03:15 PMEastern Ontario voters today were allowed to vote by Internet or telephone — but not by paper ballot — in what is being called the first all-electronic election of North America. Despite e-voting security issues in the United States that have pitted some researchers, publishers and ISPs against Diebold Election Systems, the Linux-based voting system used in the Ontario election is as secure as or more secure than financial industry transactions, CanVote president Joe Church told TechNewsWorld.